diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index a23fdb6856f40d6d3dd95f6e5651478cba17ca71..e651bb4d11955ec82820d1535af67c928419ee08 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
 	* src/nano.c: Fix compilation with --enable-tiny --enable-mouse.
 	* doc/man/nanorc.5, doc/texinfo/nano.texi: Explain better what "all"
 	means when rebinding keys.  This is a fix for Savannah bug #42552.
+	* src/nano.c (main): Make +1 and +,1 start on line one column one,
+	overriding a historical position.  This fixes Savannah bug #42538.
 
 2014-06-19  Benno Schulenberg  <bensberg@justemail.net>
 	* src/nano.c (window_init): Rename 'no_more_space()' to 'more_space()'
diff --git a/src/nano.c b/src/nano.c
index 8ea8617ea6a2aa2cdc7fd2587f2959bbb121aeda..6e4d1734be19426d6377faf07ed3bab9bc0d890d 100644
--- a/src/nano.c
+++ b/src/nano.c
@@ -2102,10 +2102,8 @@ void do_output(char *output, size_t output_len, bool allow_cntrls)
 int main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
     int optchr;
-    ssize_t startline = 1;
-	/* Line to try and start at. */
-    ssize_t startcol = 1;
-	/* Column to try and start at. */
+    ssize_t startline = 0, startcol = 0;
+	/* Target line and column when specified on the command line. */
 #ifndef DISABLE_WRAPJUSTIFY
     bool fill_used = FALSE;
 	/* Was the fill option used? */
@@ -2716,7 +2714,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
      * new buffers. */
     {
 	int i = optind + 1;
-	ssize_t iline = 1, icol = 1;
+	ssize_t iline = 0, icol = 0;
 
 	for (; i < argc; i++) {
 	    /* If there's a +LINE or +LINE,COLUMN flag here, it is
@@ -2728,7 +2726,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	    else {
 		open_buffer(argv[i], FALSE);
 
-		if (iline > 1 || icol > 1) {
+		if (iline > 0 || icol > 0) {
 		    do_gotolinecolumn(iline, icol, FALSE, FALSE, FALSE,
 			FALSE);
 		    iline = 1;
@@ -2778,7 +2776,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	    precalc_multicolorinfo();
 #endif
 
-    if (startline > 1 || startcol > 1)
+    if (startline > 0 || startcol > 0)
 	do_gotolinecolumn(startline, startcol, FALSE, FALSE, FALSE,
 		FALSE);
 #ifndef DISABLE_HISTORIES